Lying On Foam Roller Lower Back. Bend your knees into your chest, placing your hands. Sit on the floor and place roller on your lower back just above your hips.
It is fine to use a foam roller on the upper back, because the shoulder blades and muscles in the upper back will protect the spine. Press down on your lower leg with your hand to apply more pressure so that the ball digs in. Young or old, fit or not, low back pain is a common ailment for all types of people.
It's difficult to balance a foam roller on the lower part of the back, says Jiang.
It connects to the lower back, and makes rolling this area an excellent way to indirectly relieve lower back pain.
To roll out your Peroneals, a ball or small roller works best although you can use a larger foam roller. Place your hands behind your back. Begin to pick your upper body up and pull one of your knees in towards your chest. I like to rock gently from side to side as it massages the spine very gently. Lie on your side with the foam roller underneath your right shoulder. Your butt should stay on the ground while your lower back rests on the foam roller.
Lie on your side with the foam roller underneath your right shoulder. Just as the chest and neck muscles become tight and pulled forward from sedentary office work, so too does the thoracic spine. Take a ball and place it on the ground with the side of your lower leg on top. Continue to lower yourself down until your shoulders are on the ground. Engage your lower belly and press your lower back into the foam roller. No matter the type of pain, you don't need to helplessly bear it.
Engage your lower belly and press your lower back into the foam roller. It should support your head and your hips. With the assistance of your legs and arms, roll the length of your IT band along the foam roller from the outside, upper portion of your thigh to just above your knee.